TIME TO TRAVEL FORWARD IN TIME,
ALL THE WAY BEYOND TOMORROW.
THIS IS THE PROGRAM THAT TAKES
YOU INTO THE FUTURE.
HOW'S THIS FOR STARTERS?
THIS IS THE LATEST
IN PERSONAL WATERCRAFT --
YOUR OWN MINISUBMARINE.
COME ON, LET'S GO FOR A RIDE.
Shirvington:
FROM THIS...
WE'RE TURNING IT ON NOW.
...TO THIS,
A MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH
WITH THE FLICK OF A SWITCH.
BRING IT ON.
I'M AN OLYMPIC RUNNER...
NOT A FIGHTER.
BUT NOW I'LL BE BOXING
WITH SCIENCE IN MY CORNER.
YOU'RE LOVING THIS,
AREN'T YOU?
LOOK OUT...
THIS IS A TV
THAT WATCHES YOU.
AND IT CAN EVEN READ YOUR MIND.
SEE MY TONGUE RING?
WHAT IF I SAID YOUR BODY JEWELRY
COULD KILL YOU?
WHAT KIND OF COCKAMAMIE
THEORY IS THIS?
[ ALARM RINGS ]
ADAM AND JAMIE
SET OUT TO PROVE IT.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE A BRAND-NEW
MERCEDES-BENZ
AND HAVE CHANGE OUT OF 5 GRAND?
SICK OF CHANGING LIGHT BULBS?
WELL, WHAT IF YOUR NEXT ONE
OUTLIVED YOU?
¶ BEYOND TOMORROW ¶
¶ I LOVE THIS WORLD ¶
¶ BEYOND TOMORROW ¶
ATHLETES ARE ALWAYS LOOKING
FOR A WINNING EDGE,
AND MICROTECHNOLOGY MIGHT BE
THE ENHANCEMENT THEY'RE AFTER.
THIS SMALL, ROBUST TECHNOLOGY
IS SET TO CATAPULT SPORT
INTO THE 21st CENTURY.
HERE IN THE BOXING HALL AT THE
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT,
THEY'RE TRYING A BRAND-NEW USE
FOR MICROTECHNOLOGY.
JASON, HOW DOES IT WORK?
OKAY, BOTH OF THE BOXERS
HAVE GOT SENSORS
IN THEIR HEADGEAR, IN
THE GLOVES, AND ON THE VEST.
SO WHEN THE BLUE BOXER
HITS THE RED BOXER,
YOU CAN SEE WE GET A FLASH
WHERE THAT BLOW LANDED.
THAT UPDATES THE SCORE
ONTO THE SCREEN.
AND WE RECORD,
ON THIS RUNNING TALLY,
EXACTLY WHERE
THAT BLOW WAS --
SO WHICH GLOVE HIT
WHICH PART OF THE OPPONENT.
THAT'S GREAT,
ISN'T IT?
THE VELOCITY AND FORCE OF
EACH HIT IS ALSO RECORDED.
COME ON, FLETCHY!
HIT HIM TO THE BODY,
A RIGHT SHOT! THAT'S IT!
Shirvington: SENSORS IN
THE GLOVES, HEADGEAR, AND VESTS
TRANSMIT EACH HIT TO THE LAPTOP
VIA A WIRELESS BLUETOOTH
CONNECTION.
ADAM,
KEEP YOUR HANDS UP.
THE BIGGEST TECHNICAL PROBLEM
HAS BEEN AVOIDING DAMAGE
TO THE SENSORS.
SO THEY'RE EMBEDDED INSIDE
THE PROTECTIVE GEAR
WORN BY EACH BOXER.
OLYMPIC HEAVYWEIGHT BOXER
ADAM FORSYTH
IS A BELIEVER
IN THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY.
DO YOU THINK
IT'LL MAKE YOU A BETTER BOXER?
YEAH, BECAUSE YOU LEARN
WHERE TO HIT,
AND IT'S GOING TO
SCORE THE PUNCHES.
ADAM'S HOPING MICROTECHNOLOGY
WILL TAKE HIM TO BEIJING IN 2008
AND ALSO CLEAN UP A SPORT
THAT'S SEEN MORE THAN
ITS FAIR SHARE OF CONTROVERSY.
IT'S STILL IN
THE DEVELOPMENT STAGES.
BUT I THINK IT'LL REALLY
IMPROVE THE SPORT
AND TRY AND TAKE
THE CORRUPTNESS OUT OF IT.
I'LL COME BACK TO
THE BOXING RING A LITTLE LATER
TO TRY OUT THE TECH MYSELF.
MICROTECHNOLOGY IS ALSO HELPING
A COUPLE OF OTHER SPORTS
PREPARE FOR THE OLYMPICS...
ON THE WATER...
...AND IN THE WATER.
ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS
ABOUT BEING A RUNNER
IS THAT, UNLIKE THESE GUYS,
I DON'T NEED TO GET UP AT DAWN
TO TRAIN.
THIS IS THE A.I.S. BOATSHED.
I'VE COME DOWN TO CHECK OUT
ANOTHER WAY
MICROTECHNOLOGY IS HELPING
ATHLETES GET THAT WINNING EDGE.
HERE AT CANBERRA'S
LAKE BURLEY GRIFFIN,
AUSTRALIA'S BEST FEMALE ROWERS
ARE ADDING A NEW DIMENSION
TO THEIR TRAINING,
USING A HIGH-TECH TOOL
CALLED "ROVER,"
WHICH IS JUST LIKE A COACH
IN A BOX.
AT OLYMPIC LEVEL, TRAINING
AND COMPETITION IS EXACTING.
EVERY STROKE
NEEDS TO BE ANALYZED,
AND THAT'S PRECISELY
WHAT ROVER IS DOING.
INSIDE IT IS A GYROSCOPE,
ACCELEROMETER, AND GPS.
TOGETHER, THEY RECORD
BOAT POSITION, SPEED,
STROKE LENGTH, AND RATE
100 TIMES A SECOND.
EVERY STROKE IS MEASURED
FOR ACCELERATION AND EFFICIENCY,
WHILE THE MOVEMENT AND THE SPEED
OF THE BOAT
IS CAREFULLY ANALYZED,
ALL THIS IN REAL TIME,
OUT HERE ON THE WATER.
FOR SWIMMERS,
WEARABLE MICROTECHNOLOGY
IS DESIGNED TO SHAVE
MILLISECONDS OFF RECORDS.
OLYMPIC 4x100 RELAY
GOLD MEDALIST ALICE MILLS
WEARS A WATERPROOF DEVICE
PACKED FULL OF SENSORS
THAT SHE'S HOPING
WILL IMPROVE HER TIMES.
IN 1956, DAWN FRASER KNOCKED
A WHOPPING 2 1/2 SECONDS
OFF THE 100-METER FREESTYLE
WORLD RECORD.
THESE DAYS, RECORDS ARE DECIDED
WITHIN .01 OF A SECOND,
SO SWIMMERS ARE LOOKING TO
TECHNOLOGY TO HELP THEM TRAIN.
THE MICROTECH BOX USES
A GYROSCOPE AND ACCELEROMETER
TO RECORD BODY ORIENTATION
AND ACCELERATION.
TRAQUA GIVES DETAILED
INFORMATION
ON ALICE'S STROKE TIME
AND TECHNIQUE,
KICK RATE, AND EVEN THE ANGLE
OF HER TUMBLE TURNS.
THE DATA IS THEN DOWNLOADED
FROM A MEMORY CARD TO A LAPTOP
AND THEN ANALYZED POOLSIDE.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK
AT THE DATA.
OKAY.
ALICE, THIS IS --
THE TOP SCREEN HERE,
WE'VE GOT
YOUR FORWARD ACCELERATION.
Shirvington:
THE SESSIONS BESIDE THE POOL
ARE NOW JUST AS IMPORTANT
AS THE SESSIONS IN THE POOL.
Woman:
...SO WE CAN SEE CLEARLY YOUR
FREESTYLE STROKE PATTERN HERE.
SO, THESE YELLOW LINES PICK UP
EVERY STROKE THAT YOU'VE DONE.
AND WE'VE JUST GOT
A SUMMARY OVER HERE.
SO, IN TOTAL, FOR THE 100
METERS, YOU USED 87 STROKES.
AND YOUR STROKE RATE
AVERAGED ABOUT 54.
ALICE, HOW DOES IT
MAKE YOU FEEL
WHEN YOU CAN JUMP OUT
OF THE POOL,
YOU'VE GOT YOUR STROKE RATE,
YOU'VE GOT YOUR LAP SPLITS?
YOU KNOW WHAT SORT OF SHAPE
YOU'RE IN.
YEAH, IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
IT'S JUST A GREAT HELP
TO HAVE IT READY RIGHT AWAY
AND NOT HAVING TO WAIT
UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.
Shirvington:
AUSTRALIA IS ALSO BUILDING
A NEW HIGH-TECH SUPERPOOL
PACKED WITH MICROTECH SENSORS.
STARTING BLOCKS WILL MEASURE
THE VELOCITY
AND ANGLE OF DIVES AND TURNS
AND ALSO MONITOR HEART RATE.
AND BY SWIMMING
THROUGH A MAGNETIC FIELD,
AN INSTANT 3-D COMPUTER PICTURE
CAN BE CREATED TO CORRECT
POOR STROKE TECHNIQUE.
ALICE NEEDS TO SHAVE
HALF A SECOND OFF HER BEST.
THE ROWERS ARE ATTEMPTING
THE SAME,
A BLUETOOTH MODULE TRANSMITTING
DATA DIRECTLY TO THE COACH.
AND THE BEST SESSIONS
THAT WE'VE EVER HAD
ARE ON THE WATER WHEN
WE CAN GIVE INSTANT FEEDBACK
AS THE PERSON'S
GOING ALONG,
FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO FEEL
WHAT THE CHANGE IS DOING.
ROVER'S DATA,
TOGETHER WITH VIDEO FOOTAGE
SHOT DURING TRAINING,
IS USED TO FINE-TUNE
PERFORMANCE.
IT PICKS UP
WHAT THE HUMAN EYE CAN'T.
Rice: YOU CAN SEE THAT
THE ACCELERATION CURVE GOES UP
AS YOU'RE COMING INTO
SQUARE-OFF.
AND THEN AS YOUR BACK SORT OF
STARTS TO SPRING AND RELEASE,
THEN YOU GET THIS SECOND
ACCELERATION.
AND IF YOU CAN TRY AND FILL THAT
CURVE OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE,
AND YOU GET MORE ACCELERATION
THROUGH THE SQUARE-OFF PERIOD,
THAT BOAT SHOULD GO QUICKER.
SO IF I KEEP MY BACK A LITTLE
MORE STRAIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE
AND TRY AND GET MORE FORCE
ON BEFORE THE CENTER...
Shirvington: AUSTRALIA'S ROWERS
HAVE A LONG HISTORY
OF WINNING OLYMPIC MEDALS,
AND MICROTECHNOLOGY SHOULD KEEP
THEM ON THE WINNERS' PODIUM
BY GIVING ROWERS EXTRA SPEED
WITHOUT EXTRA EFFORT.
Kehoe: WE WORK SO HARD
OUT THERE ON THE WATER.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRAINING SORT OF
30 HOURS A WEEK PLUS.
AND I THINK YOU CAN ONLY GET
A CERTAIN NUMBER
OF PHYSICAL BENEFITS.
SO REALLY, ANALYZING
WHAT WE'RE DOING TECHNICALLY
CAN MAKE A LOT OF DIFFERENCE
TO YOUR BOAT SPEED
WITHOUT ACTUALLY TRYING
ANY HARDER.
[ BELL DINGS ]
I PROMISED I WOULD SHOW YOU
A BIT MORE OF THE BOXING
TECHNOLOGY.
HOW'S THIS?
SPARRING WITH A HEAVYWEIGHT.
ADAM FORSYTH DOESN'T KNOW
HOW TO PULL PUNCHES,
SO WHEN THIS OLYMPIC RUNNER
MEETS A CHAMPION BOXER,
MY RUNNING TRAINING
COMES IN HANDY,
EVEN IT'S JUST TO DODGE
THE BLOWS.
I CAN TELL YOU,
ADAM'S BLOWS HURT.
BRING IT ON.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU'RE LOVING THIS,
AREN'T YOU?
[ CHUCKLES ]
MICROTECHNOLOGY IS RECORDING
EVERY PUNCH.
UNFORTUNATELY,
EVERY PUNCH IS ON ME.
PULL AT HIM.
OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY, I'M OUT.
I'M OUT.
[ Panting ] OKAY,
NOW YOU'VE SEEN ME DO IT.
LET'S LEAVE IT
TO THE PROFESSIONALS.
I CAN'T EVEN TALK PROPERLY.
HERE'S A QUESTION FOR YOU.
HOW MANY PRESENTERS DOES IT TAKE
TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB?
WELL, IN THIS CASE, JUST ONE.
BUT IF I TOOK THIS STANDARD
LIGHT BULB OUT
AND REPLACED IT WITH
THIS INCREDIBLE-LOOKING THING,
THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE I MIGHT
NOT HAVE TO CHANGE IT AGAIN
FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
THIS IS THE enLux L.E.D.,
AND IT COULD BE
THE MOST RADICAL THING
TO HAPPEN
TO THE HUMBLE LIGHT BULB
SINCE THOMAS EDISON FIRST
SAW THE LIGHT BACK IN 1879.
TRADITIONAL INCANDESCENT BULBS
RELY ON A FRAGILE
TUNGSTEN FILAMENT
THROUGH WHICH ELECTRICITY IS
PASSED TO CREATE LIGHT.
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
THE enLux L.E.D., HOWEVER,
USES 64 L.E.D.s,
OR LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES,
WHICH ARE SOLID,
CONTAIN NO FILAMENT,
AND ARE THEREFORE
MUCH MORE ROBUST.
HEAT IS DISSIPATED THROUGH THE
SURROUNDING ALUMINIUM BLADES.
QUITE A NICE LIGHT, REALLY.
THIS IS WARM WHITE LIGHT,
AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO EMULATE
THE LIGHTING THAT YOU NORMALLY
HAVE IN YOUR HOUSE.
THE BULBS COME IN 15 DIFFERENT
COLORS AND STYLES
AND ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
AND CAN BE SHIPPED WORLDWIDE.
NOW, THEY'RE A BIT EXPENSIVE.
THEY'RE $90 A POP.
BUT THE GREAT THING ABOUT THEM
IS THAT THEY ONLY USE HALF
THE ENERGY OF A NORMAL BULB.
AND LISTEN TO THIS --
THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS
THAT IF I USE THIS BULB
FOR 4 HOURS A DAY,
IT WILL LAST 35 YEARS.
SO HERE'S THE SUMS.
YOUR NORMAL LIGHT BULB LASTS
AROUND 1,000 HOURS.
LONG-LIFES
LAST ABOUT 8,000 HOURS.
BUT THE L.E.D. LIGHT
WILL LAST UP TO 51,000 HOURS.
AND WITH
THE REDUCED ENERGY COSTS,
IN THE LONG RUN,
YOU'LL BE AHEAD.
WE'RE ABOUT TO ROAD-TEST
THE LATEST MERCEDES TOURER,
AND YOU'LL LOVE THE PRICE.
¶ BEYOND TOMORROW ¶
ON.
HOW TO CONTROL THE GADGETS
AT YOUR PLACE
WITH A WINK AND A NOD.
THIS IS ANNA CHOY FOR
"BEYOND TOMORROW" IN THE GOBY.
WE'RE GOING DOWN.
Shirvington:
SEE YOU DOWN UNDER, SOON.
¶ BEYOND TOMORROW ¶
OH CHATTY ¶
¶ I'M MATTEL'S FAMOUS TALKING
DOLL. ¶
¶ WE PULL THE RING AND YOU SAY
11 DIFFERENT THINGS. ¶
DOLL: My car insurance rates are
too high.
DOLL: Really? I just saved a
bunch by switching to GEICO.
VO: Just pull the ring. You
never know what she'll say next.
DOLL: Pull that string one more
time. I dare ya.
¶ MUSIC: OH CHATTY CATHY
OH CHATTY CATHY ... ¶
ANNCR. VO: GEICO.
Fifteen minutes could
save you fifteen percent or more
on car insurance.
AT GE,
WE'RE COMBINING
IMAGINATION WITH ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY AROUND THE WORLD...
TO MAKE IT A BETTER
ACE TO LIVE...
FOR EVERYONE.
GE. IMAGINATION AT WORK.
Choy:
DUBAI, IN THE PERSIAN GULF.
OIL UNDER THE DESERT SANDS
HAS FUELED AMAZING DEVELOPMENT,
CREATING A CITY OF CONTRASTS --
AN ANCIENT CROSSROADS
OF THE WORLD
AND A MODERN PLAYGROUND
FOR THE WEALTHY.
BUT THE LATEST INCREDIBLE
CHANGES IN THIS DESERT KINGDOM
ARE TAKING PLACE UNDERWATER.
UNTIL NOW, PRIVATE SUBMARINES
HAVE BEEN A FANTASY
OF THE MEGA-RICH.
BEYOND TOMORROW,
THANKS TO ONE MAN'S DREAM,
THEY COULD BE THE NEW ADVENTURE
SPORT FOR THE 21st CENTURY.
I HAD THIS GREAT VISION
OF TRYING TO TAKE
LOTS OF PEOPLE UNDER THE WATER
AND TO MAKE
THE UNDERWATER WORLD...
ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYBODY.
HERVé JAUBERT'S VISION
WAS NO DESERT MIRAGE.
THE FRENCH NAVAL ENGINEER
BUILT A SUBMARINE FACTORY
RIGHT HERE IN THE DESERT.
HERVé'S COMPANY, EXOMOS,
IS BUILDING NINE DIFFERENT
UNDERWATER MODELS...
SO, THIS IS
THE DISCOVERY --
A TOURIST SUBMARINE
WHICH CARRIES SIX PASSENGERS
AND A PILOT.
...EVERYTHING FROM CRUISY
UNDERSEA LIMOUSINES
TO ZIPPY ONE-SEATERS
FOR POLICE WORK.
THEY CAN OPERATE TO THE SAME
DEPTH AS SAFE SCUBA DIVING --
ABOUT 40 METERS.
AND WHILE NOT EVERYONE
CAN SCUBA DIVE,
ANYONE CAN GO DOWN
IN ONE OF THESE.
NOT SURPRISINGLY, A THOROUGH
TESTING PROCESS IS REQUIRED,
BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT
AN ACCIDENT
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.
ANY BUGS ARE IRONED OUT
IN THE UNDERWATER TEST TANK.
TODAY I'M THE GUINEA PIG
IN WHAT EXOMOS CALLS
THEIR UNDERWATER LIMOUSINE --
THE 3-SEATER ADVENTURER.
Man: DON'T BE AFRAID
IF YOU SEE SOME LEAKS.
THIS IS THE REASON
WE'RE TESTING THIS WHOLE BOAT.
THIS IS AN OLDER HULL.
DON'T BE AFRAID OF LEAKS
IN A SUBMARINE?
RIGHT.
OH! OH! OKAY.
[ LAUGHS ]
WE'VE SPRUNG A LEAK.
OH, WE'RE GOING UP.
WE'RE GOING UP.
EARS POPPING.
[ SIGHS ]
WELL, THAT'S WHY
IT'S CALLED A TEST TANK.
WE SPRUNG A LEAK.
THE OLDER PRESSURE SYSTEM
DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY,
AND THE CABIN
GOT TOO PRESSURIZED.
THE WATER STARTED TO COME IN.
BUT I'M TOLD IT'S EASY TO FIX.
AND HERE'S ONE
THAT'S WATERTIGHT --
THE ADVENTURER'S LITTLE BROTHER,
THE GOBY.
THIS IS WHERE THE ADVANCES THAT
EXOMOS HAVE MADE BECOME CLEAR.
NO OTHER SUBS IN THE WORLD ARE
LAUNCHED THIS EASILY.
ALL THE OTHERS HAVE TO BE
LOWERED INTO THE WATER
USING A CRANE.
IT'S TIME FOR A TEST-DRIVE,
OR SHOULD THAT BE A TEST-DIVE?
THIS IS EXCITING
AND JUST A LITTLE BIT SCARY.
TELL MY MOTHER I LOVE HER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Dive, dive, dive!
THE GOBY CAN STAY UNDERWATER
FOR UP TO THREE HOURS.
BREATHABLE AIR COMES FROM
COMPRESSED AIR TANKS.
WELL, WE ARE
UNDERWATER NOW.
HOW FAR?
UH, ABOUT 2 METERS
FROM THE TOP.
HERVé CONTROLS THE SUB
VIA FOUR ELECTRIC MOTORS --
TWO FOR FORWARD AND REVERSE
AND TWO FOR UP AND DOWN.
I'M NOT A SCUBA DIVER,
SO THE VIEW OF THE WORLD
LIKE THIS IS --
I WOULDN'T GET THE CHANCE
TO DO IT.
THERE'S SO MUCH
GOING ON DOWN HERE --
THE FISH, THE CORAL.
THIS REALLY IS AN AMAZING PLACE,
AND I CAN SEE IT ALL
WITHOUT GETTING MY HAIR WET.
THE GOBY'S ELECTRIC MOTORS
GIVE US A RANGE OF
10 NAUTICAL MILES UNDERWATER.
ON THE SURFACE,
THE SUB SWITCHES
TO A MORE POWERFUL
25-HORSEPOWER PETROL ENGINE.
[ WATER GURGLING ]
SOUNDS LIKE WATER
GOING DOWN A PLUGHOLE...
EXCEPT THERE IS
NO PLUGHOLE.
THIS IS AN EXPERIENCE
LIKE NO OTHER --
FULL OF WEIRD NOISES AND A WHOLE
LOT WARMER THAN YOU'D THINK.
THE REASON WHY IT'S SO HOT
IN HERE
IS BECAUSE WHEN YOU COMPRESS
GAS, IT GETS HOTTER.
AND AT THE SURFACE,
WE'VE GOT ONE ATMOSPHERE,
BUT HERE, 4 METERS BELOW
THE SURFACE OF THE WATER,
WE HAVE 1 1/2 ATMOSPHERES,
ALL CRAMMED
INTO THIS LITTLE CABIN.
IT'S PRETTY STEAMY.
THE GOBY SUBMERGES BY FILLING UP
ITS BALLAST TANKS WITH SEAWATER.
TO SURFACE,
THE WATER IS BLOWN OUT
AND REPLACED BY COMPRESSED AIR.
[ AIR WHOOSHING ]
I'M DOING THE BALLAST NOW.
AS WE ASCEND, THE AIR PRESSURE
INSIDE DECREASES,
AND THE AIR COOLS
AND EXPANDS.
LOOK AT THE FOG!
OH! MY EARS ARE POPPING.
THIS IS AMAZING!
IT'S LIKE BEING
IN A NIGHTCLUB.
YES.
THAT WAS INCREDIBLE.
"INNOVATION" AND "SAFETY"
ARE THE KEY WORDS
WITH THESE SUBMERSIBLES.
BACKUP SYSTEMS LIKE
SELF-INFLATING AIRBAGS
LET SUBS SURFACE IN SECONDS.
EXOMOS' SUBS RANGE FROM PERSONAL
TO PROFESSIONAL TO POLICE WORK.
WELL, ANNA,
YOU'RE LOOKING
AT PROBABLY ONE
OF THE MOST SOPHISTICATED
YET SIMPLEST-TO-USE
SUBMARINES IN THE WORLD --
MINISUBS.
MARINE ENGINEER JO VALENCIC
IS WORKING ON THE STINGRAY.
THIS ZIPPY ONE-SEATER
COSTS $45,000,
AND YOU ACTUALLY SIT
IN THE WATER TO DRIVE IT.
THE IDEA BEHIND IT IS,
A DIVER IS IN A BUBBLE OF AIR.
IN OTHER WORDS,
YOUR BODY IS WET,
BUT YOUR HEAD IS DRY,
SO IT'S LIKE BEING
IN AN AQUARIUM
WITH AN INVERTED FISHBOWL
OVER YOUR HEAD.
YOU HAVE
TREMENDOUS VISIBILITY.
COMPRESSED AIR PUMPED
INTO THE BUBBLE
KEEPS THE WATER FROM RISING
AND IS ALSO USED FOR BREATHING.
WATERPROOF MAGNETIC SWITCHES
CONTROL THE STINGRAY'S MOTORS.
WHO'S GOING TO
WANT TO HAVE ONE?
WELL, NOT ONLY THE MILITARY
AND THE POLICE FOR INSPECTIONS,
BUT I THINK THERE'S BEEN A LOT
OF INTEREST FOR THE PRIVATE.
THIS IS ADVENTURE --
GOING OUT
LOOKING FOR TREASURE
AND LOOKING FOR BURIED GOLD
AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S TERRIFIC.
THE STINGRAY HAS A SURFACE RANGE
OF 20 NAUTICAL MILES.
IT CAN DO THE WORK
OF 15 POLICE DIVERS,
WHICH IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE
UNTIL YOU SEE THE PRIDE OF
HERVé'S UNDERWATER FLEET.
THERE'S NEVER BEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.
IT'S A SUBMERSIBLE YACHT,
AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE
SCUBA DIVING TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
IT CARRIES 20 PEOPLE,
AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE
THEIR DIVE BOAT
BECAUSE IT GOES WITH THEM.
PROTEUS IS FOR THE BILLIONAIRE
WHO HAS IT ALL.
WEIGHING 50 TONS
AND CARRYING 20 PASSENGERS,
IT SUBMERGES IN JUST 60 SECONDS
TO BECOME THE ULTIMATE IN
UNDERWATER LUXURY.
A WATERTIGHT, DRY CABIN
HOLDS EIGHT PASSENGERS.
ANOTHER 12 DIVERS
CAN SIT OUTSIDE ON THE DECK.
BEYOND TOMORROW,
WHEN YOU HEAD TO THE WATER,
ASK YOURSELF,
HOW MUCH BETTER WILL IT BE
IN YOUR OWN PERSONAL SUB?
Shirvington: THE WORDS "CHILL
OUT" HAVE A BRAND-NEW MEANING --
A MEANING THAT COULD SAVE
YOUR LIFE AT THE BEACH.
[ ALARM BELL RINGS ]
THEY'VE GOT THEIR STUDS.
THEY'RE READY TO GO.
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN
A SURGEON.
ADAM AND JAMIE GET READY TO PUT
THEIR HEADS ON THE BLOCK.
¶ BEYOND TOMORROW ¶
CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME.
AND IT'S HARD TO AVOID
THE THINGS THAT CAUSE THEM.
( sneezes )
PRESCRIPTION NASONEX HELPS
RELIEVE NASAL ALLERGY SYMPTOMS,
LIKE CONGESTION.
MAYBE THAT'S WHY 6 MILLION
NASAL ALLERGY SUFFERERS...
USED NASONEX LAST YEAR.
SIDE EFFECTS WERE
GENERALLY MILD AND INCLUDED...
HEADACHE, VIRAL INFECTION,
SORE THROAT,
NOSEBLEEDS AND COUGHING.
FOR MORE INFORMATION,
TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR...
AND ASK IF NASONEX
IS THE ONE FOR YOU.
¶ HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY ¶
Phillips: EUROPE BY ROAD --
ONE OF THE GREAT TOURS.
AND NOW MERCEDES-BENZ RECKON
THEY CAN PUT YOU IN THE SEAT
OF THEIR BRAND-NEW MODEL
FOR JUST $4,000 --
NO MORE TO PAY.
HERE IT IS --
THE MERCEDES-BENZ OF BICYCLES.
IT'S GOT FEATURES THAT ARE MORE
LIKE A CAR THAN A BIKE.
THERE'S EVEN
A DASHBOARD DISPLAY,
AND IT'S THE WORLD'S FIRST BIKE
WITH AUTOMATIC GEARS.
AN ONBOARD COMPUTER TAKES CARE
OF ALL EIGHT GEARS BY ITSELF.
WELL, IT'S CERTAINLY
AN EASY TAKEOFF.
THE COMPUTER'S AUTOMATICALLY PUT
THE BIKE IN THE LOWEST GEAR.
YEAH, THEN AS YOU SPEED UP, YOU
CAN FEEL THE NEXT GEAR KICK IN.
SO IF I DROP BACK A BIT...
THERE, WE'VE DROPPED DOWN.
THEN WE SPEED UP.
THE COMPUTER KNOWS I'VE SPED UP,
AND THE GEAR'S AUTOMATICALLY
BEEN SHIFTED UP.
VERY CLEVER.
A COMPUTER SCREEN -- MERCEDES
CALLS IT THE FLIGHT DECK --
DISPLAYS GEAR CHANGES,
BIKE SPEED,
AND THE CURRENT
SUSPENSION SETTING.
HILL CLIMBING IS SO EASY,
YOU CAN DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN.
THAT'S THE AUTOMATIC GEARBOX
THERE.
BASICALLY, THE COMPUTER KNOWS
WHAT SPEED YOU'RE TRAVELING AT.
IT WORKS OUT THE BEST GEAR
FOR YOU
AND AUTOMATICALLY
PUTS THE BIKE IN IT.
AND THE SUSPENSION IS AUTOMATIC,
AS WELL.
SO IF YOU'RE PEDALING ALONG
ON A ROUGH COBBLESTONE PATH
LIKE THIS,
IT SAYS, "AHA,
YOU NEED A SOFTER SUSPENSION,"
AND AUTOMATICALLY MAKES
THE ADJUSTMENTS
THROUGH A COMPUTER CONNECTION TO
THE SUSPENSION.
BESIDES THE FAMOUS NAME,
IT STILL LOOKS
LIKE A PRETTY NORMAL BIKE.
THAT'S BECAUSE ALL
THE TECH IS HIDDEN INSIDE.
SO, HOW DO YOU MAKE
A FULLY AUTOMATIC BIKE?
WELL, OF COURSE,
YOU NEED A COMPUTER.
THAT'S WHAT THIS BIKE HAS.
THE SCREEN IS HERE
IN THE HANDLEBARS,
AND THE COMPUTER ITSELF IS
TUCKED AWAY UNDER HERE.
BUT, OF COURSE, FOR A COMPUTER,
IN THE POWER --
NOW, THERE ARE NO BATTERIES
WITH THIS BIKE.
YOU GENERATE THE POWER YOURSELF
BY PEDALING.
THERE'S A LITTLE GENERATOR
IN THE WHEEL.
THAT GENERATES THE POWER,
BUT ALSO IT CAN STORE POWER,
SO, WHEN YOU'RE, SAY, STOPPED AT
THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS,
THE POWER DOESN'T CUT OUT AND
THE COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUT DOWN.
THERE ARE THREE TIMES
MORE PUSH-BIKES
BUILT IN THE WORLD THAN CARS.
AND MERCEDES TAKES SAFETY
JUST AS SERIOUSLY
WHETHER ON FOUR WHEELS OR TWO.
EVEN WHEN YOU'RE NOT THINKING
ABOUT SAFETY, THE BIKE IS.
YOU KNOW THOSE HIGH-END CARS
WHERE THE LIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY
SWITCH ON WHEN THINGS GET DARK?
WELL, THE SMOVER'S GOT THEM,
AS WELL.
EVEN THE LIGHTS ARE AUTOMATIC
ON THIS BIKE.
JUST HERE IS A TINY SENSOR.
THAT MEASURES THE AMBIENT LIGHT.
AS SOON AS IT GETS DARK, THE
LIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY COME ON.
AND EVEN THE LIGHTS AT THE BACK
ARE SPECIAL.
THERE'S A BRAKE LIGHT.
IN FACT,
THE INTERESTING THING IS,
THE BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON
WHEN YOU PUT ON THE BRAKE.
WHAT THE ALL-KNOWING COMPUTER
DOES IS IT MONITORS YOUR SPEED.
AS SOON AS IT DETECTS THAT
YOU'VE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN,
THE BRAKE LIGHT AUTOMATICALLY
COMES ON.
NOW, THAT'S SOMETHING EVEN
THE BEST LUXURY CARS DON'T HAVE.
THIS BIKE TAKES OUT THE
HEADWORK, BUT NOT THE LEGWORK.
THAT'S RIGHT --
THE MERCEDES BIKE MIGHT COME
WITH ALL THE LATEST EXTRAS,
BUT YOU'RE STILL GOING TO NEED
GOOD OLD-FASHIONED MUSCLE POWER
TO GET YOU FROM "A" TO "B."
Dr. West: SYDNEY'S
BONDI BEACH -- A HOT SURF SPOT.
BUT, FOR THE INEXPERIENCED
OR UNWARY,
A DAY IN THE SURF CAN BE FATAL.
IN FEBRUARY 2005,
A SPUR-OF-THE-MOMENT DECISION
TO BRAVE THIS SURF
NEARLY COST CANDICE TANNE
HER LIFE.
THE BOARD MAY HAVE HIT HER HEAD,
LEAVING HER UNCONSCIOUS
AND FACEDOWN.
10-B TO CENTRAL,
GOT A RESCUE IN THE SURF.
HOLD ON.
YEAH, THAT PERSON, FROM HERE,
DOES UNCONSCIOUS. OVER.
Dr. West:
THE BONDI LIFEGUARDS
ARE WELL-TRAINED
FOR EVENTS LIKE THIS.
THEY KNOW FOR EVERY MINUTE
A PERSON IS UNCONSCIOUS,
THERE IS A 10% GREATER CHANCE
OF BRAIN DAMAGE.
LIFEGUARDS ON DUTY THAT DAY
RECKON THEY PULLED CANDICE
ONTO THE RESCUE BOARD
IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
CANDICE'S HEART HAD STOPPED.
THE URGENCY NOW
WAS TO GET HER TO SHORE.
THIS TYPE OF RESCUE IS SECOND
NATURE FOR THESE PROFESSIONALS.
FIRST, ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION
IS ATTEMPTED.
BUT CANDICE WAS STILL
UNCONSCIOUS,
AND HER HEART WASN'T STARTING.
THE LIFEGUARDS APPLIED
A PORTABLE DEFIBRILLATOR
TO ELECTRICALLY JOLT THE HEART.
IT WORKED, BUT CANDICE WASN'T
BREATHING WITHOUT AID
AND HADN'T COME TO.
EVERY YEAR, AROUND 2,300 PEOPLE
ARE RESCUED
HERE AT BONDI BY THE LIFEGUARDS.
NOW, IF THEY'VE BEEN
UNCONSCIOUS,
THERE'S A REAL DANGER
OF INTERNAL-ORGAN INJURY.
EARLIER THIS YEAR,
I SHOWED THE ARCTIC SUN.
IT COOLED THE BODY OF THIS MAN
AFTER CARDIAC ARREST...
SLOWING HIS METABOLISM
AND PREVENTING BRAIN DAMAGE FROM
THE RELEASE OF TOXINS
WHEN HIS PULSE WAS RESTORED.
NOW MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
IN AUSTRALIA
ARE USING A DIFFERENT TECHNIQUE
AGAIN.
WHEN CANDICE WAS RENDERED
UNCONSCIOUS,
HER HEART STOPPED
AND HER TEMPERATURE ROSE.
THE DANGER NOW WAS THAT
RESTARTING HER CIRCULATION
WOULD FLOOD HER OXYGEN-STARVED
BRAIN WITH TOXINS.
WHEN CANDICE ARRIVED
AT PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL,
SHE WASN'T BREATHING BY HERSELF,
AND SHE WASN'T RESPONDING TO
ANY OF THE CLINICAL TESTS
FOR BRAIN FUNCTION.
SO, MORE THAN EVER,
THE RACE WAS ON TO SAVE HER
FROM PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE.
IN THE E.R.,
HER TEMPERATURE WAS 39 DEGREES.
DOCTORS NEEDED TO RAPIDLY COOL
HER BODY TO INDUCE HYPOTHERMIA.
THIS EFFECTIVELY SLOWS
HER METABOLISM
AND ALLOWS THE BODY TO GENTLY
RECOVER FROM THE TRAUMA.
IT WAS VERY CRITICAL
THAT WE DROP HER TEMPERATURE
DOWN TO VERY LOW LEVELS
VERY QUICKLY
TO CONTROL BOTH PRODUCTION
AND THE IMPACT OF THOSE
CHEMICALS ON THE BRAIN CELLS.
Dr. West: DR. YAHYA SHEHABI
PUT THIS MACHINE INTO ACTION --
THE INNERCOOL.
CANDICE WAS ONLY HIS FOURTH
PATIENT TO USE THE INNERCOOL,
AND I'VE BROUGHT HER BACK HERE
TO SEE EXACTLY HOW THIS
TECHNOLOGY SAVED HER LIFE.
Dr. Shehabi:
SO, WHAT WE DO,
WE IDENTIFY A MAJOR VEIN
IN THE GROIN
BY USING
AN ULTRASOUND MACHINE.
AND ONCE THE VEIN IS IDENTIFIED
ON THE SCREEN,
THEN A NEEDLE
IS INSERTED INTO THE VEIN.
Dr. West: A GUIDEWIRE IS PLACED
INTO THE FEMORAL VEIN
AND PUSHED ALL THE WAY
TO THE HEART.
A DILATOR AND SHEATH THEN
FOLLOWS THE SAME PATH,
ENLARGING THE VEIN.
THEN THE INNERCOOL CATHETER
IS INSERTED.
ESSENTIALLY,
IT'S A HOLLOW GOLD TOOL
THROUGH WHICH COLD SALINE
SOLUTION IS CIRCULATED.
IN JUST 30 MINUTES,
CANDICE'S TEMPERATURE
WAS REDUCED FROM 40 DEGREES
TO 34 DEGREES
AND KEPT THERE FOR 16 HOURS.
INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH,
DEEP-COOLING TECHNIQUES
HAVE BEEN USED
IN A VARIETY OF HEART AND BRAIN
PROCEDURES
FOR A NUMBER OF DECADES.
BUT THESE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DONE
IN VERY CONTROLLED CIRCUMSTANCES
IN THE OPERATING ROOM.
TRADITIONALLY, THOUGH,
WHEN COOLING TECHNIQUES ARE
TRIED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION,
THE TECHNIQUES HAVE BEEN FAR
MORE HIT-AND-MISS.
Dr. Shehabi:
AND ONCE WE BROUGHT CANDICE
BACK TO HER NORMAL TEMPERATURE,
AND SHE STARTED
TO COME OUT OF COMA,
SHE WAS ABLE TO OPEN HER EYES
TO VOICE,
AND SHE WAS ABLE TO SQUEEZE
OUR HANDS
AND RESPOND TO COMMANDS
APPROPRIATELY.
AND I MUST ADMIT,
THAT MUST HAVE BEEN
ONE OF THE SWEETEST MOMENTS
WE'VE HAD HERE.
IT'S QUITE EMOTIONAL,
ACTUALLY.
YEAH?
YEAH.
SO HOW DID YOU
ACTUALLY FEEL
WHEN YOU WALKED IN
THE DOORS OF ICU?
[ Voice breaking ] THAT
I BASICALLY WANTED TO SEE
THE DOCTORS AND THE NURSES
AND STUFF AND -- YEAH.
MM-HMM.
YEAH.
IT'S A VERY INTENSE TIME,
ISN'T IT?
YEAH.
THE INNERCOOL, THOUGH,
IS NOT FOR EVERYONE.
THERE'S DEFINITELY A WINDOW
OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ITS USE,
AND, IDEALLY, TREATMENT SHOULD
BE STARTED
WITHIN FOUR TO SIX
HOURS AFTER INJURY.
ALSO KEEP IN MIND
THAT CANDICE HAD YOUTH
AND FITNESS ON HER SIDE, TOO.
ENJOYING YOUR JOURNEY
BEYOND TOMORROW?
THERE'S PLENTY MORE TO COME,
INCLUDING THE LOOK
ONLY YOUR TV WILL UNDERSTAND.
ONE IN 20 YOUNG PEOPLE SUFFER
FROM PARKINSON'S.
JUST ASK MICHAEL J. FOX.
BUT LOOK WHAT THEY CAN DO NOW.
Turner: SMART TECHNOLOGY IS ALL
ABOUT MAKING OUR LIVES EASIER,
PUTTING US IN CONTROL.
BUT EVERY PHONE CALL
THAT DEMANDS TO BE ANSWERED
OR E-MAIL THAT WON'T GO AWAY
REMINDS US THAT WE'RE OFTEN AT
THE BECK AND CALL OF TECHNOLOGY.
HERE AT QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
IN KINGSTON, ONTARIO,
PROFESSOR ROEL VERTIGAAL
HEADS A TEAM
DEDICATED TO TEACHING
OUR MACHINES SOME MANNERS.
THEY'RE CALLED
"ATTENTIVE APPLIANCES,"
AND THEY ALL HAVE
ONE THING IN COMMON --
THEY WAIT FOR YOU
TO GIVE THEM A VISUAL CUE.
NOW, THIS GREAT OLD LAVA LAMP
HERE IS A SIMPLE EXAMPLE.
WHEN I MAKE EYE CONTACT
WITH HER...
SHE KNOWS I'M LOOKING...
AND SHE'S READY FOR ACTION.
WATCH THIS.
OFF.
OH, YEAH.
ON.
OFF.
ON.
IT'S A GIFT.
BUT THE REAL POINT
OF ALL THIS TECHNOLOGY IS,
IF YOU'RE NOT MAKING EYE
CONTACT, IT DOESN'T RESPOND.
OFF.
OFF.
OFF.
SO THIS IS MUCH MORE THAN
A CUTE WAY TO TURN OFF A LIGHT.
ON.
JUST LIKE A HUMAN,
IT WATCHES AND WAITS
FOR YOUR ATTENTION.
ATTENTIVE APPLIANCES ALLOW THE
USER TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM.
FOR EXAMPLE, THIS TV
IS ABLE TO DETECT
WHETHER ROEL IS WATCHING
OR NOT WATCHING.
THE ATTENTIVE TV WILL PAUSE THE
SHOW THE MOMENT HE TURNS AWAY.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS IS A TV
THAT WATCHES YOU
SO THAT, WHEN YOU WANT
TO HAVE A CONVERSATION
WITH ANOTHER PERSON,
YOU CAN JUST GO BACK
TO THE TV SHOW
AND ENJOY IT FROM
WHERE YOU LEFT OFF.
THE WAY THIS WORKS IS,
USING INFRARED ILLUMINATORS
THAT ARE AROUND
THE CAMERA HERE
AND INFRARED ILLUMINATORS
ON THE SIDE,
THIS CAMERA CAN CREATE
AN ARTIFICIAL RED-EYE EFFECT
IN YOUR EYE.
AND IT CAN FIND
THAT RED EYE VERY EASILY
FROM THE BACKGROUND IMAGES.
THEN, IT CHECKS WHETHER
THERE'S A LITTLE DOT
THAT'S PRODUCED BY THESE LIGHTS
ON YOUR CORNEA.
IF THAT LINES UP
WITH YOUR PUPIL,
YOU MUST BE WATCHING
THE TV.
BUT ROEL'S RESEARCH GOES
WAY BEYOND LAMPS AND TVs.
HE'S WORKING ON A WAY TO MAKE
EVEN WALLS AND PARTITIONS
MORE RESPONSIVE TO HUMAN NEEDS.
AND THE TESTING GROUND
FOR THIS TECHNOLOGICAL TWIST
IS THE HUMBLE, HORRID,
CUBICLE-FARM OFFICE.
SO IF I WANTED TO HAVE A CHAT
WITH MY COLLEAGUE
IN THE OFFICE NEXT DOOR,
I COULD TAP ON THE GLASS.
AND IF HE DIDN'T RESPOND --
HE WAS TOO BUSY --
I COULD TAP ON AGAIN.
AND IF HE FACED HIS BODY
AROUND ME,
AND THE SOCIAL GEOMETRY WAS
CORRECT -- BINGO.
HELLO, HAYDEN.
HOW YOU DOING?
NOW, I HAVE A SMALL PIECE
OF PAPER ON MY HEAD.
THIS IS A LITTLE PIECE
OF MATERIAL
THAT ALLOWS US TO TRACK
AND IDENTIFY WHO YOU ARE
AND WHERE YOU ARE
WITHIN THE CUBICLE.
THERE'S A CAMERA
UP THERE IN THE CEILING.
THAT'S FOR KEEPING TRACK
OF US.
AND THIS CAMERA ALLOW
THE SYSTEM TO DETECT
WHEN THERE'S A SOCIAL GEOMETRY,
AS WE CALL IT --
WHEN PEOPLE ARE LIKELY
TO BE COMMUNICATING
OR WISHING TO COMMUNICATE.
IN THIS CASE, THE CAMERA READS
THE TAGS ON OUR HEADS
INSTEAD OF THE RED-EYE EFFECT
IN OUR EYES.
WHEN THE TWO TAGS
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH,
AND THE ALIGNMENT IS JUST RIGHT,
ALL BECOMES CLEAR.
SO, IF WE WERE TO
TURN OFF ABOUT 45 DEGREES?
THEN IT WOULD GO
OPAQUE AGAIN.
IT'LL GO OPAQUE AGAIN.
AND NOW WE GO BACK.
I LIKE THAT.
THERE YOU GO.
THAT IS FANTASTIC.
THE PARTITION ITSELF
IS CALLED "PRIVACY GLASS."
A THIN LAYER OF LIQUID CRYSTALS
IS SPREAD OVER THE GLASS.
THOSE CRYSTALS ALIGN THEMSELVES
WHEN A VOLTAGE PASSES THROUGH,
MAKING THE GLASS TRANSPARENT.
THE CUBICLE MAKES USE
OF THAT FEATURE
IN ORDER TO ALLOW COMMUNICATION
AT SOME POINTS
BUT TO CANCEL OUT DISRUPTION
FROM CO-WORKERS AT OTHER POINTS.
AND I BELIEVE THAT'S CRITICAL
IN TODAY'S BUSY WORLD.
ADAM AND JAMIE NEXT
WITH AN ABSOLUTE SHOCKER.
THE MYTH IS THAT WEARING
A TONGUE STUD
INCREASES YOUR CHANCES
OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
LIKE A LIGHTNING ROD?
YEAH.
¶ BEYOND TOMORROW ¶
HOLD ON.
I GOT STRUCK BY LIGHTNING?
YES.
HOW THE [BLEEP]
DID THAT HAPPEN?
Shirvington: IN AUGUST 2003,
MATT THOMSEN WAS HIT
BY LIGHTNING.
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME.
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
HE WAS LUCKY.
70 PEOPLE ARE KILLED
BY LIGHTNING STRIKES EVERY YEAR,
AND THAT'S JUST IN THE U.S.
DID YOU SEE
MY TONGUE RING?
I DON'T KNOW, DUDE.
YOU MIGHT HAVE SWALLOWED IT.
WHERE'S YOUR TONGUE?
LET'S SEE IT. UGH.
OH, IT'S BROKEN OFF
IN THERE, IT LOOKS LIKE.
THE BIG QUESTION FOR MATT --
WAS HIS METAL TONGUE STUD
THE REASON HE WAS STRUCK?
BODY JEWELRY ATTRACTING
LIGHTNING STRIKES?
THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB
FOR ADAM AND JAMIE.
THE MYTH IS THAT WEARING
A TONGUE STUD
INCREASES YOUR CHANCES
OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
WHAT KIND OF COCKAMAMIE
THEORY IS THIS?
WELL, THIS COCKAMAMIE THEORY
SAYS THAT THE LIGHTNING BOLT
IS BEING ATTRACTED
DIRECTLY TO IT.
LIKE A LIGHTNING ROD?
YEAH, EXACTLY.
TO TEST THE THEORY,
TWO PLASTIC HEADS,
ONE WITH A TONGUE STUD,
WILL BE ZAPPED WITH
A LIGHTNING GENERATOR
TO SEE WHICH HEAD
THE CHARGE JUMPS TO.
THAT'LL BE FUN.
THAT'S DEFINITELY
WHY WE'RE DOING THIS.
TO GET INTO THE SPIRIT
OF THE MYTH,
ADAM'S DECIDED TO ADD A LITTLE
SHOCK VALUE OF HIS OWN.
SO, WHY DON'T YOU
COME ON IN HERE?
HAVE A SEAT ON THE DINOSAUR
CHAIR THERE.
Shirvington: HE'S ABOUT TO HAVE
HIS TONGUE PIERCED.
AND FOR ONCE,
HE'S LOST FOR WORDS.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE YOU GO.
GIVE ME A BREATH IN.
AND OUT.
YOU'RE DONE.
YOUR JEWELRY IS IN.
LET ME JUST MAKE SURE
THE BEADS ARE TIGHT,
AND YOU CAN HAVE
YOUR TONGUE BACK.
THERE YOU GO.
WHOO!
[ Lisping ]
THAT WAS NOT SO BAD.
OH, BUT NOW I'M TALKING
ALL FUNNY.
[ HYNEMAN CHUCKLES ]
Shirvington:
OF COURSE, IT'S NOW ADAM
WHO GETS TO PIERCE
THE BALLISTICS-GEL HEAD.
ALL RIGHT.
HE HAS TO SUFFER
AS MUCH AS I HAVE.
REAL LIGHTNING CAN BE
OVER 100 MILLION VOLTS.
OUR MINILIGHTNING
WILL BE MADE
WITH INDUSTRIAL-GRADE
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
TO THE POWER
OF ONE MILLION VOLTS --
STILL ENOUGH TO FRY A PERSON.
A CAPACITOR
WILL DISCHARGE DOWN A WIRE,
JUMPING INTO THE GROUND
THROUGH ONE OF THE TWO HEADS.
IF IT'S THE TONGUE-STUD ONE,
THEN THE MYTH COULD BE TRUE.
[ ALARM RINGS ]
IT TAKES JUST A FRACTION
OF A SECOND.
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
IT'S HIT THE HEAD ON THE RIGHT.
YOU CAN SEE IT
IN FREEZE-FRAME.
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
WELL, IT WENT TO THE ONE
WITHOUT THE BARBELL IN IT.
IT DID.
BUT THE TESTING
HAS JUST STARTED.
WE'RE JUST DOING A CONTROL BY
SWAPPING THE HEADS ON THE RIG
AND MAKING SURE THAT THE RIG
DOESN'T PREFER ONE DIRECTION
OR THE OTHER.
[ ALARM RINGS ]
THIS TIME, IT HIT THE STUD HEAD,
BUT NOT THE ACTUAL STUD.
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
Hyneman: SAME THING.
THE EXPERIMENT IS REPEATED
SEVERAL TIMES.
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
BUT NO DIRECT STRIKE
TO THE METAL.
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
YOU KNOW, JAMIE, WE'VE NOW RUN
THIS A DOZEN TIMES OR MORE.
THE HEADS ARE WORKING PERFECTLY.
THE RIG IS WORKING GREAT.
WE'RE GETTING CONSISTENT
STRIKES,
ALWAYS TO THE TOP
OF THE HEAD.
NOT ONCE HAS THE LIGHTNING
GONE RIGHT FOR THE STUD.
YEAH, YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
ALL WE'VE GOT LEFT TO DO
IS PUT A BUNCH OF STUDS IN THERE
OR SOME REALLY BIG ONES MAYBE,
SEE WHAT HAPPENS, SEE IF WE CAN
SOMETHING TO REACT TO THEM.
ALL RIGHT, I THINK THAT'S A
PRETTY GOOD LOOK THERE, JAMIE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WELL, MAYBE MORE IS BETTER.
LET'S FIRE IT UP.
OKAY.
[ ALARM RINGS ]
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
IT WENT TO THE HEAD
WITH THE STUDS IN IT.
STILL DIDN'T TOUCH
THE STUDS.
WENT RIGHT DOWN
THROUGH THE MIDDLE.
YEAH.
MAYBE EVEN MORE METAL.
OF COURSE, IF YOUR TONGUE STUD
IS THIS BIG,
LIGHTNING IS
THE LEAST OF YOUR WORRIES.
[ ALARM RINGS ]
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
THE EXTRA METAL DOES SEEM TO BE
HAVING AN EFFECT,
SO THEY NOW GO FOR THE MOTHER
OF ALL STUDS -- A DOORKNOB.
[ ALARM RINGS ]
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
AT LAST, A DIRECT HIT.
WELL, THAT KNOCKED THE DOORKNOB
RIGHT OUT OF HIS FACE!
[ ALARM RINGS ]
Shirvington: BUT THE TALLY OF
RESULTS ARE TOO INCONSISTENT
TO HAVE THE GUYS CONVINCED.
Hyneman: WE COULD HAVE DONE
THIS A THOUSAND TIMES
AND STILL NOT GOTTEN
THAT SAME RESULT.
YOU KNOW, LIGHTNING IS JUST
REALLY UNPREDICTABLE.
YOU KNOW, THAT MIGHT BE
THE CASE, JAMIE,
BUT WE DO KNOW THAT METAL
DOES HAVE AN EFFECT,
YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON
HOW MUCH OF IT THERE IS
AND WHERE IT IS ON THE BODY.
AND WE DID GET A STRIKE RIGHT
TO THE DOORKNOB,
BUT, COME ON,
WHO WEARS A DOORKNOB?
THE ONLY THING THIS MYTH
HAS SHOWN THE GUYS FOR SURE
IS THAT ADAM'S WILD DAYS
ARE OVER.
THAT WAS HORRIBLE!
Choy: PARKINSON'S DISEASE
AFFECTS ALMOST 4 MILLION PEOPLE.
AND AS THE WORLD'S POPULATION
AGES,
THIS FIGURE
IS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE.
BUT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS
AFFECT THE ELDERLY.
ACTOR MICHAEL J. FOX WAS
DIAGNOSED WHEN HE WAS ONLY 30.
IN FACT, ONE IN 20 SUFFERERS
ARE UNDER 40 YEARS OLD.
SUFFERERS ARE PLAGUED
BY MUSCLE RIGIDITY,
SLOWNESS OF MOVEMENT,
LOSS OF BALANCE,
OR, IN CASES
LIKE ROY GRIFFITHS',
MORE COMMONLY,
UNCONTROLLABLE TREMORS.
IT'S WHERE...
I HAVE TO REALLY CONCENTRATE
ON SOMETHING LIKE CUTTING THIS.
EVERYDAY TASKS
WERE ALWAYS A MAJOR PROBLEM,
BUT IT WAS WHEN ROY ALSO
DEVELOPED A LOSS OF BALANCE
THAT HIS WIFE INSISTED
HE SEE A DOCTOR.
IT WAS SOMETHING
THAT I JUST PUT UP WITH.
I COULDN'T BELIEVE,
SHALL WE SAY,
THAT I HAD ANYTHING
LIKE THAT.
TESTS REVEALED HE DID HAVE
PARKINSON'S,
AND HE WAS REFERRED TO
NEUROSURGEON DR. KENNETH OTT.
HIS PARTICULAR FORM
OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE
IS CALLED "TREMOR-DOMINANT,"
SO HE MAINLY HAS A TREMOR.
AS YOU CAN SEE, HIS LITTLE
TREMOR IN HIS ARM AT REST HERE.
AND THEY MAY ALSO HAVE THAT
TREMOR -- A POSTURAL TREMOR.
ROY, PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER
IN FRONT OF YOUR NOSE LIKE THIS,
OR JUST RIGHT LIKE THIS.
YEAH.
SO HE HAS A LITTLE POSTURAL
TREMOR.
AND THEN IF WE PRETEND TO
TAKE A DRINK HERE, ROY --
DO THIS SLOWLY AS IF YOU'RE
TAKING A DRINK OF COFFEE.
DON'T SPILL IT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SO, HE HAS A KINETIC TREMOR,
AS WELL.
SO WHEN HE TRIES TO --
OF COURSE, THIS IS VERY
BOTHERSOME TO ROY
WHEN HE'S TRYING TO DRINK
SOMETHING.
IT SURE IS.
Choy:
LIKE MOST PARKINSON'S SUFFERERS,
ROY HAD PREVIOUSLY RELIED ON
DRUGS TO CONTROL HIS SYMPTOMS.
UNFORTUNATELY, OVER TIME,
THIS MEDICINE WEARS OFF,
AND PATIENTS
REQUIRE HIGHER DOSES.
AND THEN THEY GET SIDE EFFECTS
FROM THE MEDICINES,
SUCH AS DYSKINESIAS --
JERKY MOVEMENTS.
HE DOESN'T HAVE THAT.
I'M NOT A JERK.
YOU'RE NOT A JERK.
I'M SORRY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Choy: PARKINSON'S IS CAUSED WHEN
PART OF THE BRAIN HAS DIED
AND OTHER PARTS OF THE BRAIN
BECOME OVERACTIVE TO COMPENSATE.
SURGEONS ARE USING PACEMAKERS TO
REGULATE BRAIN WAVES.
THESE SEND MINUTE
ELECTRIC JOLTS --
185 A SECOND --
TO PROBES PLACED AT THE POINT IN
THE BRAIN WHICH IS OVERACTIVE.
THESE JOLTS JAM, OR BLOCK,
THE CELLS CAUSING TREMORS.
ROY HAS HAD TWO PACEMAKERS
IMPLANTED.
ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
IS SWITCH THEM ON.
SO, WHERE ONCE
ROY WAS LIKE THIS...
SWITCH THE IMPLANT ON...
HAVE A LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE.
NEW PATIENT ROGER HAS ALSO BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH PARKINSON'S
AND IS ON HIS WAY TO SURGERY.
HE'S HOPING
THE BREAKTHROUGH TREATMENT
WILL FREE HIM FROM BEING
A PRISONER IN HIS OWN BODY.
AND ARE YOU NERVOUS?
NO.
NO?
QUITE CALM.
ARE YOU NERVOUS?
I AM, ACTUALLY.
THE DRAMATIC SURGERY TO IMPLANT
THE PACEMAKER
IS CALLED
"DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION."
AND PRECISE MAPPING OF THE BRAIN
IS REQUIRED,
SO BOTH MRI AND C.T. SCANS
ARE TAKEN.
SO, THEN I JUST COMPUTED IT,
AND THAT'S WHERE IT IS.
THE GREEN DOT?
THE GREEN DOT
IS THE TARGET.
USING A 3-D COMPUTER PROGRAM,
DR. OTT USES THE SCANS
TO PLOT THE TRAJECTORY FOR
ENTERING THE BRAIN
AND FROM THERE WILL USE
ELECTRODES
TO PINPOINT A TARGET
THE SIZE OF A MATCH HEAD.
THE MOST REMARKABLE FEATURE
OF THIS OPERATION
IS THAT ROGER MUST BE AWAKE
THE WHOLE TIME
SO DOCTORS CAN GAUGE
HIS TREMORS.
THAT'S WHERE YOU MAKE
THE HOLE, RIGHT THERE.
WELL, I'VE NEVER WITNESSED
BRAIN SURGERY BEFORE.
I DIDN'T THINK I'D BE ABLE TO
STAND THIS CLOSE EITHER.
IT'S AMAZING.
THE OPERATION BEGINS WITH THE
INSERTION OF MICROELECTRODES.
DR. OTT IS LOOKING FOR
THE OVERACTIVITY SPOT
IN ROGER'S BRAIN.
HE'S LISTENING FOR THE TELLTALE
SOUNDS OF PARKINSON'S.
THESE ARE THE MICROELECTRODES
IN A SHEATH.
FINDING THE RIGHT SPOT
REQUIRES TAKING BRAIN-WAVE
READINGS AT VARIOUS DEPTHS.
SO, INITIALLY, THREE ELECTRODES
ARE INSERTED
AND HOOKED UP TO MONITORS.
WE'RE JUST CONNECTING
THE MICROELECTRODES
TO THE AMPLIFIERS.
AT THIS POINT, THEY'RE LOWERING
THE MICROELECTRODES
MILLIMETER BY MILLIMETER.
AND WHEN THEY FIND THE AREA OF
THE BRAIN THAT'S HYPERACTIVE --
WHICH CAUSES
PARKINSON'S DISEASE --
THEN THEY'LL KNOW THEY'VE
FOUND THE RIGHT SPOT.
[ MONITOR CRACKLING ]
WHAT YOU'RE HEARING IS THE SOUND
OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE.
[ CRACKLING CONTINUES ]
IN SUFFERERS WHO SHAKE,
DR. OTT HAS IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK.
AND THE SPIKES ON THE GRAPH
HELP LOCATE THE OVERACTIVE PART
OF THE BRAIN.
ONCE THE EXACT DEPTH IS
ASCERTAINED,
THE TEMPORARY ELECTRODES
ARE REMOVED,
AND THE PERMANENT ONE
CAN BE INSERTED.
SO, NOW WE'RE PUTTING THE
ELECTRODE INTO THE TARGET.
THE OPERATION ISN'T
WITHOUT RISKS.
IT COULD CAUSE HEMORRHAGING,
INFECTION, OR EVEN A STROKE.
OKAY, THEY MANAGED TO FIND
THE TARGET AREA IN THE BRAIN.
THEY'VE IMPLANTED THE ELECTRODE.
NOW WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO IS FEED
THE WIRE FROM THE ELECTRODE
'ROUND WHERE IT COMES OUT
OF THE TOP OF THE HEAD HERE,
'ROUND TO THE SIDE,
SO THAT THEY CAN RUN IT DOWN
THE SIDE, THROUGH THE NECK,
AND CONNECT IT UP
TO THE STIMULATOR.
WHEN THE ELECTRODE
IS IN THE RIGHT POSITION,
IT WILL BLOCK THE OVERACTIVE
BRAIN IMPULSES --
A BIT LIKE JAMMING
A RADIO SIGNAL.
THE MESSAGE WON'T GET THROUGH
TO HIS LIMBS,
AND THE SHAKING WILL STOP.
IT WILL TAKE SOME MONTHS
BEFORE DR. OTT CAN TELL
IF THE PACEMAKER HAS WORKED,
BUT THE PROOF IS THERE
IN OTHERS.
WELL, YOU'RE CLEARLY A VY
ACTIVE PERSON, RIGHT?
FOR ROY, IMPROVING HIS GOLF GAME
HAS BECOME TOP PRIORITY.
Griffiths: MY PROBLEM HAS BEEN,
IN THE PAST,
JUST KNOCKING IT OFF WHEN
I'M TRYING TO TEE -- DOING THAT.
BUT I'VE GOT A BIT BETTER,
AS YOU CAN SEE.
MORE OF A STEADY HAND.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THERE'S NO CURE
FOR PARKINSON'S YET,
SO CURRENT SUFFERERS
WILL PROBABLY BE LIVING
WITH THE DISEASE
FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
BUT WITH THE BRAIN PACEMAKER,
IT'S A LIFE
THEY CAN LIVE TO THE FULL.
-- Captions by VITAC --
www.vitac.com
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
¶ BEYOND TOMORROW ¶
¶ I LOVE THIS WORLD ¶
¶ I WANT TO KNOW
WHERE MY FUTURE LEADS ¶